NCCT

Nationwide Ceasefire Coordination Team

SUMMARY

Founded: 2013Headquarters: - Operation area: -Estimated Strength: -

NCCT Leader:

Vice-Chairman: Nai Hong Sar, New Mon State Party

Seventeen Ethnic Armed Organizations held a conference in Laiza, the headquarters of KIO/KIA on 30 Oct - 2 Nov 2013. At the end of the conference, ethnic leaders established Nationwide Ceasefire Coordination Team (NCCT) on Nov 2, 2013. The NCCT will represent to member ethnic armed organizations when negotiating with government peace negotiation team, UPWC.

Note: Representatives of Restoration Council of Shan State attended the ethnic armed organizations conference held in Laiza, the headquarters of KIO. Representatives of RCSS didn't sign on the 11-common position. The Restoration Council for Shan State is in full agreement with the Common Position but refrained from signing since the newly formed Committee for Shan State Unity (17 October 2013) of which it is a member, requires that it be consulted first prior to signing any agreements.

Meetings

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Date

Location

EAO rep

Govt Rep

Details

1

04-05/11/2013

Myitkyina

18 arms groups

UPWC- Aung Min/ Thein Zaw/

Military proposed points 6 points -

True will to get peace

To promise the agreements

Not to exploit the peace agreements

Not to burden the locals

To follow the law and regulations issued by Government

To follow the 2008 constitution with Democratic and 3 main objectives of previous government./ Government proposed 4 points 1. To negotiate with the demands of ethnic armed groups 2. Ceasefire agreement should be reaffirmed and after ceasefire agreements to continue the political dialogue. To cooperate the process to peace. For the first time with government and ethnic armed groups in history.

The Burmese government has reached what one observer said was an 80 percent consensus with the ethnic groups on a framework to implement a nationwide ceasefire agreement. The news comes after a meeting in Chiang Mai, Thailand, on Sunday between the Internal Peace Making Work Committee (IPMWC) and a Nationwide Ceasefire Coordination Team (NCCT) representing the ethnic parties.

5

09/01/2014

Chiang Mai

NCCT

Vice minister U Aung Thein

Informal MeetingCeasefire Accord Disscussion and consultation held in Chaing Mai.

6

13/01/2014

Chiang Mai

NCCT

Informal MeetingWorkshop for political framwork - NCCT organized 2 workshop - one is from 9 to 11- for ceasefire accord, and one is from 13 to 15 for political framework.

7

20,25/01/2014

Hpa-an

NCCT, RCSS + ...(17 Arms Groups)

A conference of most of Burma’s ethnic armed groups began Monday in KNU-controlled territory with an ethnic Karen leaders affirming his support for ongoing talks with the government toward a nationwide ceasefire agreement.The conference is taking place ahead of more talks with government negotiators in the Karen State capital of Hpa-an next month, is being attended by the majority of groups, with the exceptions of the main Wa rebel group and its allied Mong La militia group. 20 to 25.

8

29/01/2014

Chaing Mai

NCCT

Aung Min- MPC

Informal MeetingThe nationwide ceasefire agreement drafted by the Nationwide Ceasefire Coordination Team (NCCT) has been submitted to the Burmese government’s peace negotiator Aung Min.The NCCT, a committee of ethnic armed group representatives, met with the government’s Internal Peace Making Committee (IPMC) on Wednesday in Chiang Mai, Thailand. While submitting the draft is an important step in Burma’s protracted peace process, no agreement has yet been reached between the two sides.

9

13/06/2014

Chaing Mai

NCCT members

Formal MeetingNCCT members held a formal meeting in Chiang Mai, Thailand on 12 - 16 June. They discussed the preparation for coming EAOs summit meeting which is planned to hold in July.

Informal MeetingThe discussed about next round of meeting for single text document and about EAOs meeting planned to hold in Laiza on 24-26 July.President Thein Sein suggested that wording should be understandable and simple in the Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement.

Informal meetingBoth participants discussed about NCA, how to build a federal union and army. Both teams will meet again at MPC in Yangon.The government hopes to have the agreement signed in September, after which a framework for political dialogue will be set, paving the way for political talks early in the New Year. The NCCT is scheduled to meet the government peacemaking committee led by U Aung Min in Myitkyina on August 3, while formal discussions are to take place in Yangon on August 12.

16

09/08/2014

Chiang Mai

NCCT

NCCT members hold a meeting in Chiang Mai, Thailand. Except Nai Hongsa and Dr. Liang H. Sakhong, other NCCT members atteded the meeting. the meeting will take for 4 days. They discussed and reviewed NCA draft proposed by UPWC.

17

12/08/2014

Chiang Mai

NCCT

MPC technical team

Informal meetingNCCT led by Nai Hongsa and MPC technical team led by Hla Maung Shwe met in Chiang Mai. They held a pre-meeting for the upcoming meeting on 15-16 Aug at MPC in Ygn. They discussed about next meeting agenda between NCCT and UPWC for NCA third draft.

18

15-17/08/2014

Yangon

NCCT - representatives

UPWC and MPC technical team

5th informal UPWC led by U Aung Min held talks with the NCCT delegation led by U Nai Hong Sar for three (3) days from 15-17 August 2014 at the Myanmar Peace Center in Yangon. The delegations continued negotiations towards a single-text draft of the NCA. NCCT and UPWC released a joint statement on 17 Aug after the talks. UPWC agreed to build a federal union in principles.

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18/08/2014

Yangon

NCCT - representatives

34 Political Parties, UPWC

InformalUPWC-NCCT and political parties held a meeting at MPC in Yangon on 18 Aug. Representatives from 34 political parties including NLD attended the meeting. All participants discussed about the peace process and future implementation plan.

InformalNCCT leaders met 54 Civil Society Groups : They want the triangle dialouges among Govt including Executive,legislative and military, EAOs, Democratic Opposition. while the government asking for the 8 stakeholders dialouges.

22

9-11/09/2014

Chiang Mai

NCCT - NCCT members

FormalNCCT members hold a meeting in Chiang Mai. They discuss about NCA and the temporary suspension of KNU in UNFC.

23

22-23/12/2014

MPC in Yangon

NCCT (Padoh Kwe HtooWin, Col. Khun Okker, Thaw Reh, Twan Zaw)

UPWC (U Aung Min, U Thein Zaw, Lt. Gen. Thet Naing Win, MPCguys)

Formal NCCT demanded to hold a meeting with stakeholders of Laiza attacks to solve this kind of problems and to avoid this kind of incidence. NCCT demanded 5 points to UPWC in the first day of meeting.

Developments

NCCT and UPWC held an informal meeting in Chiang Mai on 10 January 2014

NCCT and UPWC held an informal meeting at Alpine Golf Resort in Chiang Mai, Thailand on 29 Dec 2013. They discussed about "single text document" for the Nationwide Ceasefire proposal.

NCCT and UPWC held an informal meeting at MPC in Yangon on 15 Dec 2013. They discussed about the Nationwide Ceasefire proposal.